Improvement in hose-reels



B. B. DOUGLAS.

, HOSE-HEELS.

No. 195,265. Patented Sept.18, 1877.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BAILEY B. DOUGLAS, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE RUBBERCLOTHING COMPANY, OF NEW YORK CITY.

IMPROVEMENT IN HOSE-REELS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 195,266, datedSeptember 18, 1877; application filed August 7, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BAILEY B. DOUGLAS, of the city of Newark, in thecounty of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Garden Hose-Reels; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whichwill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The subject of this invention is an improvement in garden hose-reels,and a novel method of constructing them.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a 'part of this specification,Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved portable fountainstand orhose-reel. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same, and Fig. 3representsthe improved nozzle-holder used on this reel.

Like letters of reference in the several figures indicate like parts.

A A represent the standard or reel-carrier, of which there are two, at asuitable distance apart to admit the reel between them. These standardsare framed into the bed-pieces B, and are properly secured. Thestandards and bed-pieces are held at the proper distances apart by therungs E.

The bed -pieces B are supported on four wheels, said wheels beingsecured to said bedpieces by the bolts 0, which pass through thebed-pieces from side to side, and serve as axles upon which the wheelsturn.

The four wheels, as described, make a broad ground-bearing, to preventthe reel from upsetting, and also make it convenient to move it fromplace to place by taking hold of the projections F F, which serve ashandles. It is better when moving to throw the weight on only two of thewheels, as it then brings the standards A A at such an angle as to makeit more readily moved.

The reel proper, on which the hose is wound, is made of two pieces oneach side, said pieces being halved or lapped together and secured byscrews, and are held apart and secured by the rungs a, which also serveas a barrel or cylinder on which the hose is reeled.

This reel has on each side of the arms a hub and collar, G G, combined.This hub or collar is secured to the arms, and the projection or hubserves as a journal on which the reel revolves, it being let into thestandards, as represented by the dotted lines H. On one of the reel-armsis a clip or lug, I, to secure the butt of the hose when not in use.This is of such form that the hose, when compressed, will slip under it.and, when under, will assume its natural shape.

On one of the standards is a nozzle-holder, J, consisting of two shells,of such shape as to fit readily around the tapered nozzle ongarden-hose, which is represented in Fig. 3. One of the shells or halveshas a projection, having a slot to admit a stem, K, formed on the otherhalf. This slot admits of a lateral movement of the two as secured onthe standard, and by this means adapts it to any ordinary size ofnozzle. The stem has a thread out upon it, and a thumb-nut clamps thefixture to the standards, and also admits of the nozzle being elevatedor depressed when using the machine as a fountain.

L represents a latch, formed of wire or other material, so attached toone of the standards that when the reel-arm is brought parallel to thestandard it can be readily slipped over the same, and prevent the reelfrom turning when adjusting or moving it. When the latch is lifted, asrepresented by the dotted lines, the reel is released, and the latchdrops down close to the standard, and is out of the Way.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Leters Patent, is-

The combination, in a garden hose-reel, of the standards A A, supportedupon a fourwheeled truck, the bolts 0, rungs E, nozzleholder J, nut c,and .latch L, when combined and arranged to operate as and for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereto affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

BAILEY B. DOUGLAS.

Witnesses:

OLIVER DRAKE, J. F. INSLEE.

